Similar to the alcoholic family, the narcissistic family develops roles for its family members, which we can think of as a cast of characters in a play, with the narcissist in the lead role. For the ...

If you grow up with a narcissist, they label you from a young age in a way that is difficult to escape. If you grew up as the child of a narcissist, it is quite common for them to cast you into a ...

Family dynamics often create roles that children never consciously choose but still end up carrying. Two of the most common roles are the scapegoat sibling and the protected sibling. The scapegoat ...